Yang Jeong-won's husband, Gangnam investigation team leader, received room salon entertainment and luxury gifts... "I told him the Pilates fraud case would be closed without charges" [Star Issue]

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It was reported that the Gangnam Police Station investigation team leader, suspected of covering up Yang Jeong-won's fraud case, concluded the case after receiving room salon entertainment and luxury gifts from Yang's husband.

On the 5th, The Dong-A Ilbo disclosed the indictment contents, including bribery allegations against Yang's husband, Mr. Lee. According to the media, on February 20 last year, Mr. Lee provided entertainment worth 510,000 won at a nightclub in Gangnam-gu to Detective Song, who was then the head of the Gangnam Police Station investigation team.

Mr. Lee also provided entertainment at a nightclub worth approximately 550,000 won to Detective Song on July 2 last year. On the 22nd of the same month, it was investigated that Mr. Lee gave Detective Song gifts including luxury scarves totaling 1 million won.

In February last year, Yang Jeong-won was under investigation after being reported for fraud and other charges by franchise owners of her Pilates academy. Two days after the entertainment, on February 22, Detective Song reportedly called Mr. Lee and said, "I told Officer [Name Redacted], who is handling your case, to quickly close the case without charges." After the nightclub entertainment and acceptance of luxury gifts in July last year, Detective Song reportedly told Mr. Lee, "Your wife's case will be resolved well."

Detective Song had an arrest warrant requested in April this year on charges including bribery, but the court rejected the warrant, citing disputes over whether there was a quid pro quo.

Yang Jeong-won was reported in July 2024 for fraud and violation of the Franchise Business Act by Pilates academy franchise owners. She was suspected of falsely and exaggeratedly promoting expected profits from franchise businesses while working as a model for the academy's franchise and embezzling equipment rental fees. The Gangnam Police Station's Investigation Division 1, which handled the case at the time, decided not to prosecute Yang in December of the same year, concluding there was no cause for suspicion.

The Prosecution Service reportedly discovered during its investigation into Mr. Lee's stock manipulation allegations involving a KOSDAQ-listed company that Yang Jeong-won also traded in the same stock.

Meanwhile, Yang Jeong-won married Mr. Lee in May 2023 and gave birth to a son in December of the same year.

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